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Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy
The author identifies and defines the features of traditional
utilitarian theories which account for their appeal, demonstrates
that no theory which is exclusively act-oriented can have all the
properties that ultilitarians have attempted to build into their
theories, and develops a new theory co-operative utilitarianism,
'Tense and intimate... an education.' Geoff Dyer 'Written with
sensitivity and humanity... a remarkable insight into prison life.'
Amanda Brown 'Authentic, fascinating and deeply moving.' Terry
Waite 'Enriching, sobering and at times heartrending... a wonder'
Lenny Henry __________ Can someone in prison be more free than
someone outside? Would we ever be good if we never felt shame? What
makes a person worthy of forgiveness? Andy West teaches philosophy
in prisons. Every day he has conversations with people inside about
their lives, discusses their ideas and feelings, and listens as
they explore new ways to think about their situation. When Andy
goes behind bars, he also confronts his inherited trauma: his
father, uncle and brother all spent time in prison. While Andy has
built a different life for himself, he still fears that their fate
will also be his. As he discusses pressing questions of truth,
identity and hope with his students, he searches for his own form
of freedom too. Moving, sympathetic, wise and frequently funny, The
Life Inside is an elegantly written and unforgettable book. Through
a blend of memoir, storytelling and gentle philosophical
questioning, it offers a new insight into our stretched justice
system, our failing prisons and the complex lives being lived
inside. __________ 'Strives with humour and compassion to
understand the phenomenon of prison' Sydney Review of Books 'A
fascinating and enlightening journey... A legitimate page-turner'
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After the civil rights and anti-apartheid struggles, are we truly living in post-racial, post-apartheid societies where the word struggle is now out of place? Do we now truly realize that, as President Obama said, the situation for the Palestinian people is "intolerable"? This book argues that this is not so, and asks, "What has Soweto to do with Ferguson, New York with Cape Town, Baltimore with Ramallah?"
With South Africa, the United States, and Palestine as the most immediate points of reference, it seeks to explore the global wave of renewed struggles and nonviolent revolutions led largely by young people and the challenges these pose to prophetic theology and the church. It invites the reader to engage in a trans-Atlantic conversation on freedom, justice, peace, and dignity.
These struggles for justice reflect the proposal the book discusses: there are pharaohs on both sides of the blood-red waters. Central to this conversation are the issues of faith and struggles for justice; the call for reconciliation--its possibilities and risks; the challenges of and from youth leadership; prophetic resistance; and the resilient, audacious hope without which no struggle has a future.
The book argues that these revolutions will only succeed if they are claimed, embraced, and driven by the people.
This interesting, comprehensive book about business ethics argues
that ethics is the 'glue' that makes successful business possible.
It allows the reader to see the whole range of issues in business
ethics rather than just selected topics. Its focus on
internationalization and globalization is important, as it relates
facts about this dynamic, growing aspect of corporate business.
Business Ethics 7e not only covers ethics, it also includes such
topics as: management, production, marketing, finance, workers'
rights, and environmental issues; it enables readers to see how all
of the issues presented are interrelated. An excellent resource and
reference text for international corporate employees, marketing
administrators, and human resource managers and employees.
North Carolina's Moral Monday protests have drawn tens of thousands
of protestors in what has been called the new Civil Rights
Movement. Forward Together: Beyond the Moral Monday Movement for
Justice title tentative] shares the theological foundation for the
Moral Monday movement, serving as a proclamation of a new American
movement seeking equal treatment and opportunity for all regardless
of economic status, sexual preference, belief, race, geography, and
any other discriminatory bases. The book will also serve as a model
for other movements across the country and around the world using
North Carolina as a case study, providing useful, practical tips
about grassroots organizing and transformative leadership.
A milestone in the history of popular theology, 'The Screwtape
Letters' is an iconic classic on spiritual warfare and the power of
the devil. This profound and striking narrative takes the form of a
series of letters from Screwtape, a devil high in the Infernal
Civil Service, to his nephew Wormwood, a junior colleague engaged
in his first mission on earth trying to secure the damnation of a
young man who has just become a Christian. Although the young man
initially looks to be a willing victim, he changes his ways and is
'lost' to the young devil. Dedicated to Lewis's friend and
colleague J.R.R. Tolkien, 'The Screwtape Letters' is a timeless
classic on spiritual conflict and the invisible realities which are
part of our religious experience.
Philosophy in eighteenth-century Britain was diverse, vibrant, and
sophisticated. This was the age of Hume and Berkeley and Reid, of
Hutcheson and Kames and Smith, of Ferguson and Burke and
Wollstonecraft. Important and influential works were published in
every area of philosophy, from the theory of vision to theories of
political resistance, from the philosophy of language to accounts
of ways of governing the passions. The philosophers of
eighteenth-century Britain were enormously influential, in France,
in Italy, in Germany, and in America. Their ideas and arguments
remain a powerful presence in philosophy three centuries later.
This Oxford Handbook is the first book ever to provide
comprehensive coverage of the full range of philosophical writing
in Britain in the eighteenth century. It provides accounts of the
writings of all the major figures, but also puts those figures in
the context provided by a host of writers less well known today.
The book has five principal sections: 'Logic and Metaphysics', 'The
Passions', 'Morals', 'Criticism', and 'Politics'. Each section
comprises four chapters, providing detailed coverage of all of the
important aspects of its subject matter. There is also an
introductory section, with chapters on the general character of
philosophizing in eighteenth-century Britain, and a concluding
section on the important question of the relation at this time
between philosophy and religion. The authors of the chapters are
experts in their fields. They include philosophers, historians,
political theorists, and literary critics, and they teach in
colleges and universities in Britain, in Europe, and in North
America.
An international team of scholars address the theology and practice
of peacebuilding.
"Peacebuilding" refers to a range of topics, ranging from
conflict prevention to post-conflict reconciliation. In this volume
a strong cast of Catholic theologians, ethicists, and
scholar-practitioners join to examine the challenge of
peacebuilding in theory and practice. While many of the essays deal
with general themes of reconciliation, forgiveness, interreligious
dialogue, and human rights, there are also case studies of
peacebuilding in such diverse contexts as Colombia, the
Philippines, the Great Lakes region of Africa, Indonesia, and South
Africa. This volume will be of interest to all scholars engaged in
developing a theology and ethic of just peace, as well as students
seeking to understand the interaction between theology, ethics, and
lived Christianity.
Contributors include: John Paul Lederach; Maryann Cusimano
Love; Daniel Philpott; William Headley and Reina Neufeldt; Todd
Whitmore; Peter-John Pearson; Thomas Michel; Kenneth Himes; Lisa
Sowle Cahill; Peter Phan; and David O'Brien.
Data Ethics of Power takes a reflective and fresh look at the
ethical implications of transforming everyday life and the world
through the effortless, costless, and seamless accumulation of
extra layers of data. By shedding light on the constant tensions
that exist between ethical principles and the interests invested in
this socio-technical transformation, the book bridges the theory
and practice divide in the study of the power dynamics that
underpin these processes of the digitalization of the world. Gry
Hasselbalch expertly draws on nearly two decades of experience in
the field, and key literature, to advance a better understanding of
the challenges faced by big data and AI developers. She provides an
innovative ethical framework for studying and governing Big-Data
and Artificial Intelligence. Offering both a historical account and
a theoretical analysis of power dynamics and their ethical
implications, as well as incisive ideas to guide future research
and governance practices, the book makes a significant contribution
to the establishment of an emerging data and AI ethics discipline.
This timely book is a must-read for scholars studying AI, data, and
technology ethics. Policymakers in the regulatory, governance,
public administration, and management sectors will find the
practical proposals for a human-centric approach to big data and AI
to be a valuable resource for revising and developing future
policies.
Responsibility is routinely overlooked, manipulated, and
oversimplified. In Scandalous Obligation, Eric Severson explores
the scope of Christian responsibility. This book delves into the
slippery nature of obligation, the dilemma of competing calls for
justice, and the perilous temptation to dismiss or avoid
responsibility. Using examples from popular culture Severson casts
an expansive and often daunting vision of responsibility that
challenges the status quo.This book presses readers to consider the
many complications that arise when Christians begin to understand
the extent of their responsibility for the suffering that abounds
in the world. It explores how Christians are to turn this approach
to responsibility toward the clouds of injustice and pain that hang
over our world today. With a brilliant use of Scripture,
illustrations, and insights from classical literature and
philosophy, Eric Severson makes us aware in this book that sin is
not simply the breaking of rules, but is living with indifference
to the needs of others when confronted by those needs.'--Tony
CampoloProfessor Emeritus of Sociology, Eastern UniversityAuthor,
Adventures in Missing the Point, Red Letter Christians In an era
when so many Christians confuse their ethics with their politics,
Severson summons the followers of Christ to once again take note of
the 'alien at the gate.' Scandalous Obligation is a disturbing
wake-up call to a church grown self-absorbed and complacent.'--Karl
GibersonVice President, BioLogos FoundationCo-author, The Language
of Faith and Science
William LaFleur (1936-2010), an eminent scholar of Japanese
studies, left behind a substantial number of influential
publications, as well as several unpublished works. The most
significant of these examines debates concerning the practice of
organ transplantation in Japan and the United States, and is
published here for the first time. This provocative book challenges
the North American medical and bioethical consensus that considers
the transplantation of organs from brain dead donors as an
unalloyed good. It joins a growing chorus of voices that question
the assumption that brain death can be equated facilely with death.
It provides a deep investigation of debates in Japan, introducing
numerous Japanese bioethicists whose work has never been treated in
English. It also provides a history of similar debates in the
United States, problematizing the commonly held view that the
American public was quick and eager to accept the redefinition of
death. A work of intellectual and social history, this book also
directly engages with questions that grow ever more relevant as the
technologies we develop to extend life continue to advance. While
the benefits of these technologies are obvious, their costs are
often more difficult to articulate. Calling attention to the risks
associated with our current biotech trajectory, LaFleur stakes out
a highly original position that does not fall neatly onto either
side of contemporary US ideological divides.
This insightful book provides an analysis of the central ethical
issues that have arisen in combatting global terrorism and, in
particular, jihadist terrorist groups, notably Al Qaeda, Islamic
State and their affiliates. Chapters explore the theoretical
problems that arise in relation to terrorism, such as the
definition of terrorism and the concept of collective
responsibility, and consider specific ethical issues in
counter-terrorism. The book discusses a range of key topics
including targeted killing, enhanced interrogation of terrorists,
preventive detention, freedom of expression and terrorist content
on social media, bulk metadata collection and responding to
terrorist attacks that use weapons of mass destruction. It also
explores ethical issues that have often been neglected, such as
psychological warfare and stings. Taking a practical approach, the
book offers recommendations for resolving these ethical problems in
counter-terrorism. Integrating philosophical and legal analysis
with empirical evidence, this book will be critical reading for
scholars and students of human rights, international relations and
terrorism and security law. Its use of specific examples of
terrorist organisations, tactics and outcomes will also be valuable
for policy-makers in the field.
Indispensable to the research practice carried out by so-called
"contracting researchers," who are often based in the Global North,
"facilitating researchers," often based in those conflict-affected
areas of the Global South that contracting researchers are
contracted to study, are usually the ones who truly regulate the
access and flow of knowledge. Yet as often as not, they are
referred to merely as 'fixers', with their contributions
systematically erased in final research texts. Facilitating
Researchers in Insecure Zones brings together first-hand accounts
by several facilitating or "brokering" researchers in three
settings afflicted by armed conflict--namely, DR Congo, Sierra
Leone and Jharkhand, India--in order to highlight the varied and
crucial roles they play. In so doing, this volume also bears
witness to the insecurities and resource-scarcities they have to
navigate in order to facilitate the research of others. Ultimately,
their experiences and insights point to more equitable fieldwork
and more collaborative processes of knowledge production. For its
first-hand accounts of fieldwork in insecure zones, as well as for
its diverse geographical and topical coverage, this book is a
must-read for researchers and students researching interested in
ethnographic and fieldwork methods and ethics, particularly as they
apply to conflicts and to research in the Global South.
The question of whether the existence of evil in the world is
compatible with the existence of an all-knowing, all-powerful,
all-good God has been debated for centuries. Many have addressed
classical arguments from evil, and while recent scholarship in
analytic philosophy of religion has produced newer formulations of
the problem, most of these newer formulations rely on a conception
of God that is not held by all theists. In Bringing Good Even Out
of Evil: Thomism and the Problem of Evil, B. Kyle Keltz defends
classical theism against contemporary problems of evil through the
philosophy of Thomas Aquinas and his interpreters. Keltz discusses
Aquinas's thought on God, evil, and what kind of world God would
make, then turns to contemporary problems of evil and shows how
they miss the mark when it comes to classical theism. Some of the
newer formulations that the book considers include James Sterba's
argument from the Pauline principle, J. L. Schellenberg's divine
hiddenness argument, Stephen Law's evil-god challenge, and Nick
Trakakis's anti-theodicy.
A fascinating introduction to social justice by one of the most
effective teachers and preachers in the English-speaking world.
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